Browsing UB Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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The Relationship Between Public Transportation and HSPD-5: Are Public Transportation Agencies the Forgotten Element in NIMS
(2018-11-12)ABSTRACT The tragic events that transpired on September 11, 2001 (9/11), resulted in a myriad of changes within the United States that reshaped government agencies and created the Department of Homeland Security (Russell, ... -
Remote Collaborative Presentations; A Tool to Bridge the Gap
(2019-07-15)With the rise of online education and remote professional work, it is important that tools be developed that facilitate efficient team collaboration among remote team members. In this research, the researcher designed a ... -
Revisiting population taxonomy: using a social equity framework to analyze health disparities among obese Black American ethnic subgroups
(2011-02)The United States (US) is becoming increasingly racially and ethnically diverse primarily due to the surge of immigrants from around the world. These immigrants have differing cultures, religions, and values, which can ... -
The rise of health 2.0 and the impact of user-generated content on pursuing treatment options
(2012-05)The range of health information available to consumers today has the ability to empower patients to take control of their health care and improve patient-physician relations. User-generated content and the existence of ... -
The role of contract managers in the implementation of charitable choice in Maryland
(2009-12)Using case study methodology, this research study addressed the two questions: what are the roles of public sector contract managers in the implementation of the Charitable Choice provision in Maryland and how was the ... -
The Role of Social Media within the Context of ICT4D Projects: How can the use of Social Media Enhance Project Adoption?
(2020-05)Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) attempt to make the benefits of the information and communication enabled by technology available to developing or disadvantaged groups, but these projects ... -
The Sharing Economy with Heart: Developing a Peer-to-Peer Marketplace for Patients and Their Families Traveling for Medical Care
(2018-05)Hosts for Humanity is a non-profit organization that connects patients and their families traveling for medical care with volunteers willing to host them. Currently, patients and hosts are matched manually; however, for ... -
Smart wearables: utilizing persuasive devices to reduce sedentary time
(2016-12)This research studied the effectiveness of alerts from smart wearables on health. Topics include sedentary behavior, smart wearables, and behavior modification. Building on work that shows alerts to be effective in various ... -
Social Equity in the Academy: state policy and diversity in higher education
(2010-12)This study examines the implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 438 and House Bill (HB) 905, Institutions of Higher Education -Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity in its first and earliest stages. The central research ... -
Supervisors’ leadership style influence on subordinate stress: A cross-cultural study of the benefits of transformational supervision
(2017-03-08)The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between transformational leadership (TFL), role stressors (role ambiguity and role conflict), and work strains/outcomes (anxiety, affective commitment, and turnover ... -
Supervisory Leadership Style Influence on Subordinate Stress: A Cross-Cultural Study of the Benefits of Transformational Supervision
(2017-03-08)The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between transformational leadership (TFL), role stressors (role ambiguity and role conflict), and work strains/outcomes (anxiety, affective commitment, and turnover ... -
The Sweat Exchange
(2017-05)Technology is changing the way we exercise. A reported $120 million was spent on fitness and sport applications, with an estimated $400 million by 20161. Within this fitness market, there are hundreds of styles of exercise ... -
Synesthesia for Universal Design: An exploratory thesis on synesthesia as a potential method for universal design.
(2020-05-01)The objective of this thesis aimed to explore a methodology in which participants pair sound to abstract paintings by extracting compositional elements in the form of color and shape from those paintings and pairing them ... -
The Systemic Impacts of Integrated Mobile Healthcare in a State-Wide Emergency Medical Services System
(2019-04)Integrated Mobile HealthCare (IMHC) relatively new aspect of pre-hospital care that has the potential for positive fiscal and operational impacts on emergency medical services. This study evaluates the state of Maine's ... -
Taking a Break: Participatory Game Design
(2017-05-25)Anxiety is an issue that the majority of people have struggled with in their lives. While there are many different types of treatment for anxiety, not all of them are effective. As a society we have come to rely more on ... -
Tax and expenditure limitations as a tool of counter cyclical fiscal policy: post-2001 recession fiscal strategies in three states
(2010-12)The central research question for this study is to determine whether state tax and expenditure limitations play a role in fiscal management by constraining growth in state government general fund spending during boom times ... -
Tenants at will of the legislature : an exploratory case study of Michigan's emergency manager statues
(2016-02)In July 2013, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy, representing the largest filing for municipal bankruptcy in the history of the United States. The public administrator behind the filing, Emergency Manager Kevyn ... -
Testing theories of performance: measuring effectiveness at the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General Office of Audit
(2010)A qualitative design and case study method was used to examine the theories of performance and to measure the effectiveness of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Audit (OA). ... -
Thirsty Runner - A Hydration Mapping Tool for Distance Runners
(2017-05)Millions of Americans participate in long distance running as a form of exercise and recreation each day. For these runners—and any other athletes—maintaining proper hydration is essential for one’s health in preventing ... -
Thrive | A Milestone Application
(2020-12-11)The goal of Thrive is to create an interactive storybook with personalized avatars that helps children hit developmental milestones. This happens concurrently with enhancing the child-parent reading relationship through ...